The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-02-19
con GRESSION4LST STMN 4RI.
Senate.

Senate.
MONDAY, Feb. THE bill authorizing
the construction of factory for the man
ufacture OF heavy steel guns and steel
armor for army purposes at West Troy,
and for the purchase OF material therefor
was taken up and passed. The bill appro-
PIRATES S13, 900, 900 for the purposes. The
Senate then took up and passed the bill
to encourage the manufacture of steel
ror modern naval ordnance, aImor, shaft
ing and other naval purposes, and to pro-
vide heavy ordnance adapted to modern
naval warfare. This bill is like the other
in all important parts, except that the
gun factory is to be at the Wash
ington navy yard. The Senate then
proceeded, under a special order, to
the consideration of House bills on the
calendar, to which there was no objec-
ton. Twenty bills were passed, among
them the following: To amend The act of
1885, to prohi bit the impor
immigration of foreigners and
aliens under contract to perform labor;
to authorize the construction of bridge
q ross the Tradewater River by the Ohio
Valley Railway Company; to amend sec
ton Of the act of June 10, 1880 in rela-
tion to immediate transportation of duti-
able goods.
TUESDAY, Feb. s.-Mr. Ingalls, presented
a memorial OF citizens Of New Lexington,
o., asking the initiation of negotiations for
the acquisition OF Canada. The following
House bills were passed: For the settle
ment OF accounts with the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad Company; to prevent any officer,
agent or servant OF the government con-
tracing or hiring out the labor of prison
ers; to amend the statutes in relation to
the immediate transportation OF dutiable
goods. The Senate bill for securing statis-
tics OF the extent and value of the fisheries
OF the United States was passed. The
House bill relating to the importing and
landing OF msckerel during the spawning
season was taken up, but no action was
reached.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9.-The entire session
was devoted to listening to eulogies on the
late Senat or Logan. Messrs. Cullom Nor
gan, Edmunds, Henderson, Hampton,
Allison, Hawley, Spooner, Cockrell, Plumb.
Evarts, Sabin, Palmer and Ransom were
the speakers.
THURSDAY, Feb. 10.-On lotion of Mr..
Sewell, the House bill to provide for the
location and erection o. branch home for
disabled volunteer soldiers west OF the
Rocky Mountains (appropriating S100,
000J was taken up, and amend by the
adoption of a substitute appropriating
S150,0O0; providing for ten instead
of nine managers, one OF them
20 be resident Of a state
or territory west of the Rocky Noun tains,
and appointing James 4. Waymire, of San
Francisco, to serve as manag ger up to April,
1892. The bill as thus amended, was
passed and conference asked. The SEN
ate resumed consideration of the House
bill relating to the importing and landing
of mackerel caught during the spawning
season. The bill was passed. The House
substitGte for the Senate Chinese indemnity
bill was agreed to-
FRIDAY, Feb. 1.-THE President return
ed the invalid pension bill without his ap-
proval. After the reading OF the accom-
panying message the bin was referred to
the committee on invalid pensions. Most
OF the afternoon was consumed in the dis
cussion in committee of the whole of bill
extending the patent OF James j. John-
ston. OF Columbus, o., FOR improvement in
process for evaporating liquids, but no
final action was taken.
SATURDAY, Feb. lathe conference re-
port on the biz for a public building at La
fayette, Ind, was presented and agreed to-
On motion OF Mr.. CulloIn, the House bin
relating to the division OF the state OF Hi.
nois into judicial districts, and for holding
terms Of court OF the Northern Dis
trict at Peoria, was passed, with
an amendment. A committee of
conference on the amendment was
ordered. The amendment provides that
all crimes heretofore committed shall be
tried IN the same manner as If the bill had
not passed. The post-otfice appropriation
bill was taken up and debated and an
amendment was adopted appropriating
$500, 900 to facilitate the transportation
OF mail to and from South American ports.
House.
MONDAY, Feb. 7.-On motion OF Mr.. Nsl-
son (Minn.), bill was passed providing
for holding of terms of United States
courts at Duluth, MINI. Under the call OF
states large number OF bills were intro
duced and referred. Mr.. Springer (Il.)
moved to suspend the rules and pass
the Senate bill, with an amendment in
the nature OF a substitute supplemental to
the Bowman act, referring private claims
to the court of claims. TIE motion Jailed
to pass. Mr.. Burnes (Mo.) moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass bill establishing
terms OF United States courts at st.
Joseph, Hannibal and Springfield Mo.
This bill gave rise to local fight in the
Missouri delega tion, being opposed vigor-
ously by Messrs- Stone and Bland and as
vigorously advocated by Msssrs. Burnes
and Hatch. The motion was agreed
to-1S4 to 2. On motion OF Mr.. Peters
tkas.) the rules were suspended and the
bill was passed granting the right of way
through the Indian territory to the Chica-
20, Kansas & Nebraska Railway Company.
On motion OF Mr.. Maybury (Mich.) the
rules were suspended and the Senate bill
was passed appropriating s125,00 for
the completion of the public building at
Detroit.
TUESDAY, Jan. S.-The House, under a
special order, TOOK up the Senate bill 20 in
demuify certain subjects OF the Chinese en-
pire for losses sutained by the violence OF a
mob at Rock Springs, Wy. T., on Septem-
ber 2, 1885. The respective merits OF the
Senate bill which provides for the ascer-
tsinment OF the losses incurred, and the
House bill, which makes direct appropri-
ton of S14T,75S, were briefly discussed
The House bill was substituted for the
Senate hill-101 TO 6S-and, as so amend
ed the bill was parsed. The House then
passed the Senate b.N prohibiting the i'm
portation of opium into the United States
by any subject of the Emperor OF China
The House passed the bill TO carry into ef
iect the interna tional convention OF March
4, 1854, for the protection Of submarine
cables.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9--Tbe business OF the
morning session vac the consideration of